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re: OT doctors and users of lexapro
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:44 pm to Jcorye1
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:44 pm to Jcorye1
lexapro works by building up in your system. you quit cold turkey like that, you're lucky you don't end up with severe withdrawals and/or kill yourself. it can frick you up pretty badly.
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Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:44 pm to spiderman
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Tell your wife to deal with anxiety like a normal grown up instead of swallowing pills. The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
let me guess. you also think that everyone that commits suicide is a selfish coward, right?
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:44 pm to Jcorye1
quote:So made-up anxiety issues are the same as cancer now?
Wow. Would you leave her if she got cancer too?
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:44 pm to oleyeller
one pill will do absolutely nothing. you start seeing the effects of lexapro after about 2 weeks.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:45 pm to MasCervezas
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Tell your wife to deal with anxiety like a normal grown up instead of swallowing pills. The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
welp... we have found our OT doctor.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:49 pm to creolechef
It's not going to make her a zombie. There will likely be a period of feeling queasy or unsettled for a few days. Call the doctor if that happpens. Probably just have to start it lower dosage.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:51 pm to TH03
quote:This is just sad that you've been medicating yourself this long for freaking anxiety/mental issues. Mentally man up and stop being so reliant on bullshite medication.
I've been on it for 8 years
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:51 pm to Jake88
Took half a pill once, upset my stomach for a week, never took one again.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:54 pm to spiderman
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spiderman
While you're going about it the wrong way.. I somewhat agree with you. The point of these medications is to reduce your anxiety level enough for you to function while you fix the underlying issues that are causing you to have these anxiety problems. The problem that people have when they quit them cold turkey is all of their anxiety comes back and they haven't fixed the underlying issue thats causing it and they can't handle it. That is why it is typically prescribed along with some form of psychological counseling.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:55 pm to yellowhammer2098
It can upset the stomach because of the serotonin receptors there.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:57 pm to spiderman
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Tell your wife to deal with anxiety like a normal grown up instead of swallowing pills. The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
Sounds like you could benefit from some medication yourself. Assuming there's something for extreme judgmental ignorance.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:59 pm to TigerPanzer
My personal problem at the time actually was a crazy SO. So you probably don't want my advice. 
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:01 pm to creolechef
I've heard from people that liked it and didn't. Everyone is different. You should look at withdrawal effects as well in case she ever wants to get off. Some of those meds can have bad withdrawals
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:01 pm to spiderman
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This is just sad that you've been medicating yourself this long for freaking anxiety/mental issues. Mentally man up and stop being so reliant on bullshite medication.
Do you even know how drugs like Lexapro work? Do you have even an Internet-level knowledge how how these drugs modulate mood? Everything you've written so far just belies your complete ignorance in the matter.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:03 pm to Jcorye1
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I don't know if it's because of the anxiety, a by-product, or just a skill I have, but I'm really good at seeing patterns. It helps a ton with my current job of auditing, and I've picked up on plenty of issues because of it.
I don't know how to explain it, but when things don't fit, it drives me insane, and I feel the need to understand why the pattern is broken.
So has your work suffered because you can no longer see the patterns?
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:06 pm to toosleaux
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Made my father more depressed and anxious, while causing him to want cigarettes for the first time in 10 years. Apparently he was in the 6% of users in which it magnifies the symptoms it's intended to remedy.
I also had this reaction. Was not a good experience. I stopped taking it and started taking a combo of Wellbutrin and Trazadone.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:06 pm to DosManos
Good chance lexipro will kill your sex drive. Maybe not for everyone but its a known side effect. Also after about 6 months and you decide to stop taking it, you have to ween yourself off. Cold turkey is not recommended.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:09 pm to creolechef
Definitely helped when I was on it but I think lexapro combined with weekly therapy is what really helped me get to where I'm at now. I no longer do either and feel great. I still get a bout of anxiety every once and while but I've learned how to handle it better so it doesn't spiral out of control like before.
Also, definitely wean when it comes time to stop. Those brain zings you read about are no joke.
Also, definitely wean when it comes time to stop. Those brain zings you read about are no joke.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:11 pm to creolechef
Lexapro was terrible for me. caused insomnia, severe night sweats and erectile dysfunction. frick lexapro
Posted on 3/18/15 at 1:12 pm to Winkface
I agree, therapy was the thing that really helped me. I no longer take anything, though a mild anxiety med would probably be helpful.
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